page_title: Vanderbilt University Law School
section_title: Notable alumni
hierarchical_section_title: Vanderbilt University Law School / Notable alumni
caption_attribution_description: Fred Thompson, former U.S. Senator, actor, and candidate for President.
context_page_description: Vanderbilt University Law School is a graduate school of Vanderbilt University. Established in 1874, it is one of the oldest law schools in the southern United States. Vanderbilt Law School has consistently ranked among the top 20 law schools in the nation. It is ranked 12th on Above the Law's 2018 Top Law School Rankings and 18th in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report.
  Vanderbilt Law School is one of the most selective law schools in the United States and has a 23.66% acceptance rate. Vanderbilt Law enrolls approximately 640 students, with each entering Juris Doctor class consisting of approximately 175 students.
  The dean of the law school is Chris Guthrie, who began his third five-year appointment as dean on July 1, 2019.
  According to Vanderbilt Law School's 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 85.9% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar examination passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners.
caption: Fred Thompson
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